Georgia State Patrol Analysis
The Georgia State Patrol
January 15, 2014
The Department of Public Safety is in charge of the Georgia State Patrol that has many different divisions within the program. The Department of Public Safety divisions includes the capitol police who investigates criminal incidents, traffic crashes, close lanes and exits for events, and conducts inspections of vehicles transporting hazardous materials. There is the motor carrier compliance division that conducts vehicle inspections on commercial vehicles and drivers. This division is broken up into five units, The High Occupancy Vehicle Lane, School Bus Safety, Compliance Program, Size and Weight Enforcement, and Commercial Motor Vehicle and Safety Units. These units have …show more content…
This is a functional team that provides weapon and tactical expertise. They focus on resolving issues of critical incidents to reduce the risk of injury or loss of the life of citizens, police officers, and suspects. The SWAT team is highly trained and efficient on tactical tasks. They are available as a resource to all law enforcement agencies throughout the state of Georgia. The Aviation Unit operates fourteen helicopters in the state of Georgia. These helicopters are in six locations around the state. These locations are Kennesaw, Thomson, Athens, Albany, Reidsville, and Perry. The Georgia State Patrol Dive Team assists local agencies in the recovery of drowning victims and finding evidence or objects that were lost in the waterways of Georgia. All members of the team are certified SCUBA divers and qualified from the Department of Public Safety. Most of the operations are done by the driver’s by themselves, with zero visibility, and cold water temperatures. The Georgia State Patrol Motorcycle Unit focuses on the public safety of drivers on the Georgia highways. The unit members focus on the speeding, seat belt violators, crash sites, and improperly changing lane offenders. The motorcycle unit focuses on more on the metro Atlanta are the most due to high traffic …show more content…
Troopers are responsible for transporting organ donations when they are requested. Bio-chemicals, animal remains, and blood used for testing are some of the items that troops today are responsible for transporting to medical facilities. The Georgia State Patrol is divided up into nine troops that are different regions within the state of Georgia. These troops consist of posts which are cities in the states, and within those posts are counties assigned to them. These troops also may consist of special teams, i.e. SCRT team assigned to them as
January 15, 2014
The Department of Public Safety is in charge of the Georgia State Patrol that has many different divisions within the program. The Department of Public Safety divisions includes the capitol police who investigates criminal incidents, traffic crashes, close lanes and exits for events, and conducts inspections of vehicles transporting hazardous materials. There is the motor carrier compliance division that conducts vehicle inspections on commercial vehicles and drivers. This division is broken up into five units, The High Occupancy Vehicle Lane, School Bus Safety, Compliance Program, Size and Weight Enforcement, and Commercial Motor Vehicle and Safety Units. These units have …show more content…
This is a functional team that provides weapon and tactical expertise. They focus on resolving issues of critical incidents to reduce the risk of injury or loss of the life of citizens, police officers, and suspects. The SWAT team is highly trained and efficient on tactical tasks. They are available as a resource to all law enforcement agencies throughout the state of Georgia. The Aviation Unit operates fourteen helicopters in the state of Georgia. These helicopters are in six locations around the state. These locations are Kennesaw, Thomson, Athens, Albany, Reidsville, and Perry. The Georgia State Patrol Dive Team assists local agencies in the recovery of drowning victims and finding evidence or objects that were lost in the waterways of Georgia. All members of the team are certified SCUBA divers and qualified from the Department of Public Safety. Most of the operations are done by the driver’s by themselves, with zero visibility, and cold water temperatures. The Georgia State Patrol Motorcycle Unit focuses on the public safety of drivers on the Georgia highways. The unit members focus on the speeding, seat belt violators, crash sites, and improperly changing lane offenders. The motorcycle unit focuses on more on the metro Atlanta are the most due to high traffic …show more content…
Troopers are responsible for transporting organ donations when they are requested. Bio-chemicals, animal remains, and blood used for testing are some of the items that troops today are responsible for transporting to medical facilities. The Georgia State Patrol is divided up into nine troops that are different regions within the state of Georgia. These troops consist of posts which are cities in the states, and within those posts are counties assigned to them. These troops also may consist of special teams, i.e. SCRT team assigned to them as